Gorodovikovsk
Городовиковск | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Kalmyk | Бәәшңтә |
Coordinates: 46°05′N 41°56′E / 46.083°N 41.933°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kalmykia [1] |
Administrative district | Gorodovikovsky District [1] |
Town | Gorodovikovsk [1] |
Founded | 1872 |
Town status since | 1971 |
Area | |
• Total | 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,565 |
• Estimate (2018)
[3] | 8,768 (−8.3%) |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
• Capital of | Gorodovikovsky District, [1] Town of Gorodovikovsk [1] |
• Municipal district | Gorodovikovsky Municipal District [4] |
• Urban settlement | Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement [4] |
• Capital of | Gorodovikovsky Municipal District, [4] Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement [4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s) [6] | |
OKTMO ID | 85605101001 |
Website |
admgorodovikovsk |
Gorodovikovsk ( Russian: Городовико́вск; Kalmyk: Бәәшңтә, Bääşñtä) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the Bashantenon River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) west of Elista. Population: 9,565 ( 2010 Russian census); [2] 10,940 ( 2002 Census); [7] 11,902 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8] It was previously known as Bashanta (until 1971).
It was founded in 1872 as a Kalmyk settlement of Bashanta (Башанта, a Russified version of its Kalmyk name). It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938. In 1971, it was granted town status and renamed Gorodovikovsk after the Hero of the Soviet Union Oka Gorodovikov, who was of Kalmyk origin.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky District as the Town of Gorodovikovsk. [1] As a municipal division, the Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky Municipal District as Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement. [4]
Gorodovikovsk
Городовиковск | |
---|---|
Other transcription(s) | |
• Kalmyk | Бәәшңтә |
Coordinates: 46°05′N 41°56′E / 46.083°N 41.933°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kalmykia [1] |
Administrative district | Gorodovikovsky District [1] |
Town | Gorodovikovsk [1] |
Founded | 1872 |
Town status since | 1971 |
Area | |
• Total | 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,565 |
• Estimate (2018)
[3] | 8,768 (−8.3%) |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
• Capital of | Gorodovikovsky District, [1] Town of Gorodovikovsk [1] |
• Municipal district | Gorodovikovsky Municipal District [4] |
• Urban settlement | Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement [4] |
• Capital of | Gorodovikovsky Municipal District, [4] Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement [4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s) [6] | |
OKTMO ID | 85605101001 |
Website |
admgorodovikovsk |
Gorodovikovsk ( Russian: Городовико́вск; Kalmyk: Бәәшңтә, Bääşñtä) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the Bashantenon River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) west of Elista. Population: 9,565 ( 2010 Russian census); [2] 10,940 ( 2002 Census); [7] 11,902 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8] It was previously known as Bashanta (until 1971).
It was founded in 1872 as a Kalmyk settlement of Bashanta (Башанта, a Russified version of its Kalmyk name). It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938. In 1971, it was granted town status and renamed Gorodovikovsk after the Hero of the Soviet Union Oka Gorodovikov, who was of Kalmyk origin.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky District as the Town of Gorodovikovsk. [1] As a municipal division, the Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated within Gorodovikovsky Municipal District as Gorodovikovskoye Urban Settlement. [4]